GPS Master Quick Guide Page 1 / 22 GPS Master Quick Guide V1.2 1. Installation GPS MASTER software installation is simple and strict forward. Step by step installation procedure is illustrated below: 1.1 Windows 7 (32-bit) and Vista (32-bit) installation 1. DO NOT connect USB clip cable to the PC. Run GPS_Master_v1.1.0_Setup.exe to start installation 2. Uninstall previous software if you have been installed it earlier. If not click “Next” 3. Change path and name of folder if you want to. Otherwise click “Next” to continue
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GPS Master Quick Guide V1.2
1. Installation
GPS MASTER software installation is simple and strict forward. Step by step installation procedure
is illustrated below:
1.1 Windows 7 (32-bit) and Vista (32-bit) installation
1. DO NOT connect USB clip cable to the
PC. Run GPS_Master_v1.1.0_Setup.exe to
start installation
2. Uninstall previous software if you have
been installed it earlier. If not click “Next”
3. Change path and name of folder if you
want to. Otherwise click “Next” to
continue
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4. Change the Start Menu Folder name if you
want to otherwise click “Next” to continue.
5. Change the Start Menu Folder name if you
want to otherwise click “Next” to continue.
6. Click “Install this driver software anyway”
7. Installation complete. Click “Finish”
Recommend to restart computer to before running the software.
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1.2 Windows XP (32-bit) Installation
1. DO NOT connect USB clip cable to the
PC. Run GPS_Master_v1.1.0_Setup.exe to
start installation
2. Uninstall previous software if you have
been installed it earlier. If not click “Next”
3. Change path and name of folder if you
want to. Other click “Next” to continue
4. Click “Install” to start installation. It will
be complete in a few seconds.
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5. Installation is undergoing
6. Click “Continue Anyway” button
7. Installation complete. Click “Finish”
Recommend to restart computer to before running the software.
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1.3 Connect the USB clip cable to the PC
1. Windows will ask you the location of
driver. Select “No, not this time” and click
“Next” button
2. “Sunplus USB to Serial COM Port” is
detected. Select “Install the software
automatically (Recommended) and click
“Next” button
3. Click “Continue Anyway” button
4. The “Sunplus USB to Serial COM Port”
driver is installed completely. Click
“Finish” button.
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2. Introduction
GPS Master is a simple and yet powerful software. It operates on Windows 7, Vista, and XP. If the
software has been successfully installed, you may read workout history, track logs, and paths from
GPS watch in just a few clicks. Communication between watch and PC is done through the dedicate
USB clip cable. It comes together with the GPS watch. If you require 3D satellite map viewing of
track logs and paths, you need to install Google Earth (GE) separately. GE is free from Google. You
can download it from this link:
http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
It is recommended to download GE and install GE before using GPS Master. Please make sure
that you have the USB clip cable and GPS watch ready with you when you use GPS Master.
2.1 Features:
� Support multi users that share a single or multiple watches
� Show multiple workout graphs in one screen
� Interactive logged track transfer to GE
� Easy path editing in embedded Google Map environment
� Easy to use workout history hierarchy
� Tracks or paths can be transfer to friends electronically. So that they can follow and share your
wonderful experience.
An panorama view of GPS Master workout log together with Google Earth
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2.2 Create User and Login to GPS Master
If you use GPS Master for the first time, you will see the following screen:
If you want to change the database location other than the default one, you may do that in the “Data
Path” box.
The user database is empty after the first time installation. You have to create new user(s) now. If
you have more than users you can add as many as you want here. Just click the “Add” button and
give it a name in the “User Name” box.
If you forgot to add the 2nd
or more users, you still can do that afterward in the User menu. As you
have finished adding users select the user you want to play with, then click “Login” button.
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3. Operating Instructions
GPS Master Screen Layout
The main screen is divided into 5 sections:
I. menu bar
II. calendar
III. workout history
IV. summary of selected workout
V. 3 graphical views of the logged data
Workout History
The workout history without GPS log
The workout history with GPS log
You can click the workout history with icon on the left hand side to launch the Google
Earth. The Google Earth setting can be set in the menu (Setting�Option)
Note :
There is no effect when you click the workout history with on the left hand side. Google
Earth will NOT be launched since there is no GPS data in file.
menu bar
graphs
Select X-axis
calendar
Workout
history
Summary information of workout
Select Y-axis data
Workout
remark
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Workout History Remark
You can make a short note for a workout. It is limited to 64 characters long. This remark is saved in
the selected workout file.
Report
Click the “Report” button to generate the daily, weekly, monthly and yearly report. Statistics of
distance, speed/pace, heart rate, and calorie are provided in this summary report.
Activities
Workouts can be classified and stored into different activity categories such as running, cycling,
hiking, etc. GPS Master creates the <default> activity after installation. All workouts are placed into
this activity unless it is changed manually. The <default> activity can neither be deleted nor
removed. You are free to create and manage your own activities with the following buttons:
a. Click “+” button to add a new activity. You may add as many activities as you want provided
that the hard disk storage is sufficient.
b. Click “-“ button to delete current selected activity. Be aware that all the track logs under this
activity will be removed at the same time. If you want to keep part of the workouts you must
move them to other activity deliberately.
c. Click “a�b” button to rename current selected activity.
To select a different activity, click the combo box next to “Activity” and select the desire activity
from the given list. All data downloaded from watch will be stored into this activity afterward. To
move a workout to a different activity, right click the workout, a popup menu will be displayed and
select “Move to activity”. The following dialog will be shown. (e.g. Running and hiking activities
were previously added)
Select an activity and press “Move” button to confirm.
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Step by Step Menu description
3.1 File
You can issue IMPORT, EXPORT workout log functions here. All workout logs are stored in
a directory specified by the Data Location path. Data Location path can be modified in
Setting �Options menu. There are 2 types of files in the database. One has file extension .ss
and the other .tkl. A .tkl file contains workout with GPS track log. A .ss file contains workout
without GPS log. Files names are derived by its date and time stamp. For example if a workout
was logged at 20:26:08 on Jan 7, 2010 with GPS data. The corresponding file name should be
“20100107202608.tkl” after it has been transferred into PC.
3.1.1 IMPORT function reads a WORKOUT file and places it into the database of the
current user. In order to save the file to proper location in the database. The file name
should follow the naming convention described above.
3.1.2 EXPORT function saves the selected WORKOUT in either GPS Master format (.tkl)
or several other file formats supported by some popular softwares. GPS Master can
export :
.kml – supported by Google Earth
.gpx - GPX (the GPS eXchange Format) is a light-weight XML data format for the
interchange of GPS data (waypoints, routes, and tracks) between applications and
web services on the Internet.
.nmea –The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has developed a
specification that defines the interface between various pieces of marine electronic
equipment. The standard permits marine electronics to send information to
computers and to other marine equipment. Most GPS devices support NMEA file
format.
.pth – The select workout track is converted to a PATH. It can be loaded to the watch
for navigation directly. You have to define either maximum number of waypoints (N)
or the distance between 2 waypoints (D). Change one setting will affect the other.
Maximum number of waypoint is limited to 99. The whole track is divided into N-1
equal distance segment. Waypoint is created at the end of each segment. The newly
created PATH is stored in the Path Library folder.
.csv - A comma-separated values (CSV) file is used for storage of data structured in
a table of lists form, where each associated item in a group is in association with
others also separated by the commas of its set. Each line in the CSV file corresponds
to a row in the table. Within a line, fields are separated by commas, each field
belonging to one table column. You may import .csv file into Excel spreadsheet
directly.
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3.2 View����Refresh
Re-read WORKOUT history and update hierarchical tree
3.3 User
3.3.1 User�Add
Create new database structure for a new user
3.3.2 User�Switch user
Log-in to a different user. The last USER working environment (eg size and
location of GPS Master) will be sustained when GPS Master run next time.
3.4 Data Transfer
3.4.1 Data Transfer � Receive watch data
Before you activate this function please make sure that USB cable has been plugged into PC
and the clip has been attached to the watch correctly and securely. Once everything is fine, data
transmission will be complete in a couple of minutes.
Browsing around workout information in GPS Master is simple. Imported items are placed in
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the Workout History tree. It is arranged in a tree fashion hierarchy in order. New tree nodes
are created automatically after new workout data has been read from watch or imported from a
file. Just select or click the activity as you are interested in the History section, then associated
summary information will be shown in the Summary section. If track log is available, track
data can be viewed from GE immediately. Meanwhile 3 selected graphical charts are plotted on
the left. Each chart can be customized to specific workout data. A button attached at top left
corner of each chart is dedicated for this purpose. Kick and pick the desired type of data to be
plotted in the y-axis of this chart. The selection box at the bottom right corner depicts the x-axis
to be either TIME or DISTANCE. The calendar provides a shortcut for searching for workouts
which are far away from current workout item.
Selecting the “Smoothing data” check box, moving average filter is applied. Short-term
fluctuations will be smoothed out.
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3.5 Path���� Path Manager
3.5.1 Path Manager
GPS Master watch has 10 individual paths (or routes). A path has maximum 99 waypoints.
Paths can be created by the embedded Google Maps (GMAP) path editor. Paths can also be
read from the watch after they have been created manually. Or they can be created by GE and
import to here. Please refer to the detail instruction of Add->Path section in GE.
There are 3 major sections in Path Manager: Current Paths, Path Library, and embedded GMAP
path editor.
a. Path Library Section
User can store unlimited number of paths in the path library. Path in library can be edited
and transfer to current path section by pressing button and then upload to the watch.
Workout track can be transformed to path and placed in path library in the
Path library Current Paths
GMAP Path Editor
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File�Export�select .pth or right click workout history and hit “Save to Path Library”
menu
b. Current Path Section
This is a temporary buffer storage for the 10 paths read and write to watch. All 10 paths are
transferred to and from watch at the same time. Reading path from watch overwrites
existing content in the buffer. If you want to keep a copy for later use, you have to copy it
to the Path Library using the button. Similarly paths in Library can be brought to
Current Path by clicking button. Path name can be edited. Select a desire path, then
either push F2 key or click the button. Path name is limited to 32 characters long.
Send paths from watch to PC
Send paths from PC to watch
Change the order of selected path in Current Path section
Import a .kml file generated by Google Earth (Please refer to section
3.5.2)
OR
Import a .pth file generated by GPS Master
Delete current selected path
Rename current selected path
Copy a selected path in Current Path section to Path Library
Open selected path with Google Earth
c. Path Editor Section
As you select a path, disregard it is from Current Path or Library, it is plotted graphically in
GMAP. Waypoints are shown with place mark. Waypoint name is displayed when mouse
cursor is put on waypoint marker. Name can be edited by double clicking the marker.
Waypoint name is limited to 10 characters long.
To create a new path from scratch, press “New Path” button, path editor will load Google
MAPS as below:
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1. Press map control to pan in four directions, and to zoom-in and zoom-out.
Left-click mouse button to place a placemark. The green placemark is the active
placemark. “Delete a waypoint” button deletes the active placemark.
2. After you have created a path, press button “Save path”. You are prompted to enter a
path description. You can select the save location either “Path Library” or “Current
Path” . Then press “Save & Exit” button to finish
Map Control
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3.5.2 Create a path using Google Earth
a. Open Google Earth and select menu “Add->Path”
b. Left-click mouse button to add new waypoints to the path as the Add->Path dialog is
opened.
c. Right click the newly created PATH under the Temporary Places in the middle of the
sidebar then saves it as a .kml file as shown in the picture below.
Now you can import this path to GPS Master’s Path Manager by clicking the Import button
and browse for the path (.kml) file created by Google Earth.
